If you want to do some extra work in-between our classes, you can follow the links below. They will allow you to read or listen to documents dealing with (1) the climate crisis, (2) entrepreneurship and project management, (3) the commons, (4) international environmental negotiations, (5) community-based and sustainable tourism projects, (6) the circular economy, (7) businesses and the climate crisis.
1. The climate crisis
Paper. Cambodian Sustainable Development Goals Framework (2016-2030)
UN Website. Sustainable Development Goals in Cambodia
Glossary of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Video. The state of the climate crisis in 2021 (Climate Action Tracker)
Article. “What your T-shirt reveals about ‘carbon colonialism’ and the global economy’s vast hidden emissions”, The Conversation, March 2022.
Video. Remembering Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Article. “Earth Day at 50: A look to the past offers hope for the planet’s future”, The Conversation, April 2020.
2. Entrepreneurship and project management
Video. Pitching your project
Case study. One Acre Fund
Video. TED Talk, “3 reasons why we can win the fight against poverty” by Andrew Youn, 2016.
Article. “Going green: Cambodia’s first eco-business directory launched”, Cambodia Investment Review, June 2022.
Resource. Eco-business Cambodia
3. The Commons
Paper. Hardin, Garrett. (1968). The tragedy of the Commons. Science, New Series 162(3859): 1243-1248.
Video. Tragedy of the Commons
Blog Post. “Commoning: a different way of living and acting together”, Degrowh, February 2017. (Room 1)
Article. “How Madrid’s residents are using open-source urban planning to create shared spaces – and build democracy”, The Conversation, June 2017. (Room 2)
Article. “Tragedy of the Commons: What it is and 5 examples”, Harvard Business Review, February 2019. (Room 3)
Article. “‘Legal animism’: when a river or even nature itself goes to court”, The Conversation, January 2024. (Room 4)
Article. “Illuminating dark seas: Why fisheries management must be more transparent”, The Conversation, June 2023. (Room 5)
Article. “Successfully managing forests must include stewarding the hidden life belowground”, The Conversation, August 2023. (Room 6)
Article. “Sustainable use of natural resources: lessons from Pantanal communities”, The Conversation, September 2023. (Room 7)
Article. “3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action”, The Conversation, September 2023. (Room 8)
Article. “Africa’s vast underground water resources are under pressure from climate change – how to manage them”, The Conversation, September 2023. (Room 9)
Article. “How to change our collective mindset to tackle ecological crisis?”, The Conversation, May 2023. (Room 10)
Pollution
Article. “Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa – tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it”, The Conversation, May 2023.
Video. Killer fog in London
Article. “Thailand’s tuk-tuks go green amid rising demand for electric models”, The Guardian, January 2023.
4. International Environmental Negotiations
Role Play: you will all take part in a debate simulating pre-COP negotiations. You will have to endorse the role of one of four country-based delegations. Prepare for this role playing exercise by reading & browsing the following articles and websites.
Video. NBC Nightly News coverage of OPEC’s decision to cut exports of oil to the United States along with other nations, October 1973.
- COP28 in Dubai (2023)
The Guardian’s coverage of COP28
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Countries’ and groups of countries’ agendas at Cop28:
- Useful links: international environmental negotiations
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
1992 Rio Declaration
2012 Sustainable Development Goals
5. Community-based and sustainable tourism projects
Sustainable Tourism Glossary, Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Paper. Blackstock, Kirsty. (2005). A critical look at community-based tourism. Community Development Journal 40(1), 39–49.
Resource. CBT Destinations in Cambodia
Video. Chambok community-based ecotourism in Cambodia
Article. “Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania”, The Conversation, March 2018.
6. The circular economy
Resource. Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Video. Ellen MacArthur on the basics of the circular economy
Resource. The circular economy glossary
Article. “Unlocking the Solution to Plastic Pollution: Thailand’s Push for Circular Economy and Extended Producer Responsibility”, Regional knowledge center for marine plastic debris, April 2023.
7. Businesses and the climate crisis
Video. Planned obsolescence, perceived obsolescence
Paper. Rivera, Julio L. & Amrine Lallmahomed. (2020). Environmental implications of planned obsolescence and product lifetime: a literature review. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering 9(2): 119-129.
Article. “How Asian co-operatives are championing sustainable development”, eco-business.com, June 2023.
Article. “What’s at stake in China’s plan to blow up islands in the Mekong”, The Conversation, May 2017.
Video. China’s gateway to Europe: the New Silk Road (1)
Video. China’s gateway to Europe: the New Silk Road (2)